Valencia have reappointed Jesús García Pitarch as their sporting director to work with the club’s manager Gary Neville.

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Pitarch, a former Valencia player who fulfilled the same role between 2002 and 2004 when Rafael Benítez was in charge, was confirmed in his post on Wednesday.

“We had already told our shareholders and supporters that we were revising and constantly working on the sporting structure of the club,” said the club’s president Lay Hoon Chan.

“Today we are happy with this appointment because we’ve got a person who not only is proven, but someone who has their roots at Valencia.”

Under Benítez, Valencia won the league title and Uefa Cup but the 52-year-old joins this time with the club currently in 11th place in the table after an indifferent season so far. Neville has still yet to record his first league win since succeeding Nuno Espírito Santo last month.